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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Database Engineer - **Company:** PayPal - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $129,500.0 - $191,950.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, BigTable, BigQuery, Cloud Database, Program Optimization, Databases, Continuous Integration, Database Security, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Apache Hadoop, Data Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, MariaDB, MySQL, Online Transaction Processing, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Redis, Aws Command Line Interface (CLI), Ansible, Prometheus, SQL Databases, Datadog, Google Cloud, Amazon ElastiCache, Grafana, Apache Spark, Multi-Cloud, Reliability of Systems, AWS Lambda, Indexer, Cloudformation, Git Flow, AWS Aurora, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Operational Systems, Data Management, Api Gateway, Puppet, Terraform - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59882437-senior-database-engineer ## About the Role * 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. * Proficiency in BigTable, Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, BigQuery, and Kubernetes. * Expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and GitOps automation frameworks. * Strong programming in Python and SQL; familiarity with Bash, Java, or Scala. * Experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure environments. * Linux system administration and distributed systems troubleshooting skills. * Deep understanding of observability tools (Grafana, Datadog, ELK). * Strong focus on system reliability, performance tuning, and automation. Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CLI, Ansible, or Puppet. * Strong programming and scripting skills using technologies such as Python, Java, Bash, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway. * Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational database architecture, design, performance, availability, and operations. * Hands-on experience with technologies such as AWS Aurora MySQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Cassandra, Redis/ElastiCache, or Elasticsearch/OpenSearch. * Experience operating databases in large-scale, highly available AWS production environments. * Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. * AWS Solutions Architect or equivalent AWS certification preferred. ## Description This job ensures the reliability, scalability, and performance of PayPal's global data platforms. This role leads infrastructure transformations, architects petabyte-scale operational systems, and optimizes mission-critical OLTP and analytics environments. The engineer designs, implements, automates, and manages next-generation cloud-native database systems across multi-cloud platforms while driving operational excellence, automation, and AI-driven optimization. Collaboration with cross-functional data and product teams is essential to support PayPal's data-driven innovation and platform resilience., * Design, deploy, and manage high-performance database clusters (BigTable, Oracle, MySQL, Cloud SQL). * Architect multi-cloud database solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure. * Build Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Packer. * Optimize databases through indexing, partitioning, tuning, and query improvements. * Automate schema deployment and management using GitOps and CI/CD workflows. * Lead incident response and implement self-healing and failover strategies. * Develop observability and alerting systems using Grafana, Datadog, and Prometheus. * Create Python-based automation and AI-driven optimization tools for database operations. * Ensure database security, compliance, and documentation best practices. * Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and ML teams to support analytics and platform goals., The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. 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